But the April 25 quake, which left more than 8,000 people dead, did not affect the height of the 8,848-meter (29,029-foot) mountain, according to the report by China's National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation.

Chinese state media reported the administration had set a satellite monitoring system on the peak in 2005 to observe the movement of the mountain.

In the decade since, Everest had been moving northeast at a speed of 4 centimeters a year, and had grown by 0.3 centimeters annually, state media reported.

The April earthquake reversed the direction of the mountain, shifting it to roughly where it would have been nine months earlier.

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Photos:Earthquake triggers Everest avalanche

Photos:Earthquake triggers Everest avalanche

An injured person is loaded onto a rescue helicopter on Sunday, April 26, at Everest base camp. The bodies of those who died lie under orange tents. The devastating earthquake that hit Nepal on Saturday set off avalanches that left large numbers of climbers dead, missing, injured or trapped on Mount Everest.

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An injured person is carried by rescuers on April 26 to be airlifted by helicopter at Everest base camp.

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Rescue team personnel carry an injured person toward a waiting rescue helicopter on April 26 at Everest base camp.

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An injured person is carried by rescuers on April 26 to be airlifted by helicopter at Everest base camp.

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An injured person is helped to a landing area on April 26.

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Night falls after an avalanche triggered by a massive earthquake swept across Everest base camp.

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A cloud of snow and debris triggered by an earthquake flies toward Everest base camp on Saturday, April 25. The avalanche flattened part of the camp in the Himalayas.

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Expedition guide Pasang Sherpa runs toward flattened tents on April 25 in search of survivors, shortly after an avalanche that flattened parts of Everest base camp.

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Rescuers look for survivors on April 25.

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People look at the devastation on April 25 after the avalanche.

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A man approaches the wreckage at the camp on April 25.

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Rescuers carry a Sherpa injured by the avalanche on April 25.

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Banja, a porter working for a trekking company, breathes from a mask as he recovers after being injured by the avalanche on April 25.

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Everest base camp is seen on April 25 after the avalanche.

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A wide view of the destruction at the camp is seen on April 25 after the quake.

It triggered a number of avalanches on and around the mountain -- which is at the border of Nepal and China -- claiming the lives of many climbers. The deaths led mountaineering companies to call off their climbs for the rest of the season.